
COUNCIL MEMBERS
The Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals is a high-level, independent and multistakeholder group comprising10 members from diverse sectors, both from the Global North and South. The Council aims to reconcile diverging interests to tackle the complex, interconnected challenges surrounding minerals for the energy transition.
SPECIAL ADVISORS
The Global Council is guided and assisted by a brain trust composed of Special Advisors - independent experts representing a diversity of organizations and sectors - providing evidence-based recommendations and acting in the interest of the Global Council.

Aditya Ramji
Director, Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South
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Alexandra Hegarty
Critical Minerals and Methane Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)
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Aman Chitkara
Independent Expert on Critical Minerals, Battery Recycling, and Energy Transition

Andrew Wilson
Deputy Secretary General - Policy, International Chamber of Commerce
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Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Sierra Leone, Pan-African Parliament
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Assheton Carter
CEO and Founder, TDi Sustainability; Strategic Advisor, Fair Cobalt Alliance
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Bennett Freeman
Chair of the Advisory Board, Global Witness​
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Bryan Bille
Policy and Geopolitical Principal, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Chiugo Aghaji
Extractives and Sustainability Consultant, CEA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
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Chris Beatty
Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs, TechMet

Daniel Stauffacher
Earth Council
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Denis Gyeyir
Africa Senior Program Officer, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)

Diana Gherasim
Head of Energy and Climate Policies, Institut Français des Relations Internationales

Emily Iona Stewart
Head of Policy and EU Relations, Transition Minerals, Global Witness

Erica Westenberg
Governance Programs Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)

Erik Post
Senior Advisor to The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM)

Gordon Poole
Senior Director, Camarco an APCO Worldwide Company
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Isabelle Ramdoo
Deputy Diector, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
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Jan Klawitter
Head of Government & International Relations, EU & APAC, Anglo American

Jana Plananska
Director EU and Government Affairs, Norge Mining Ltd​
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Joël Flores-Carpio
CEO, STRATEGIS Global Advisors
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Joyce Raboca
Legal and Regulatory Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)
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Lihui Sun
Head of Sustainability, China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC)
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Liwei Chen
Technical Advisor, Wildlife Conservation Society​
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Louis Maréchal
Senior Advisor - Minerals & Extractives, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)​
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Ludivine Wouters
Managing Partner, Latitude Five
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Mike Blakeney
Head of Government and Public Affairs, Cobalt Institute​
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Mirna Adjami
Consultant​
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Nicolas Leconte
Political Advisor on JETP and Energy Transition, European Delegation in Hanoi
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Peter Handley
Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership ; Strategic Advisor on climate, energy and raw materials, HCSS
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Pierre de Pasquale
Standards Director, The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
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Raphaël Danglade
Lead Portfolio Manager, Climate & Development, Africa-Europe Foundation
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Roland Chavasse
Secretary General and Co-Founder, International Lithium Association
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Saliem Fakir
Executive Director, African Climate Foundation
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Sulthan Khalifa Haroon Al Rashid
Researcher

Tom Moerenhout
Critical Materials Lead, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

Veronica Bolton Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Critical Minerals Africa Group

Vincenzo Conforti
Head of Government Relations Europe, Glencore